This week K-2 reads Howard Wigglebottom learns to listen. You can check this out at www.wedolisten.org. Grades 3-6 are asking their boss for the day off and practicing career skills. Remind students to be Safe, Respectful, and Responsible; eat their vegetables, brush and floss their teeth, and have a Mighty Mustang Day.

4. find Troy on the upper corner of Montana on the map and vote for it!

5. Pass this message along to your friends, especially those with a connection to Troy and we can make this orchard happen.

This could mean years of better access to locally produced nutrition for the community of Troy!

Voting started today and you can vote everyday!

If Troy wins an orchard, it would be planted on the elementary school grounds and tended to by the kids and community volunteers. The produce would be used to benefit the community - through the school, senior citizens center, food pantry, etc.

If you happen to be a teacher and have your students vote, those votes will add up quickly!

Thursday, April 12, 2012

As part of Montana Behavior Initiative, we have been invited to participate in a survey that measures student perceptions. It takes an average of 15 to 20 minutes to complete. The 3rd-5th grade students will be taking this survey sometime between April 16th and April 30th at their discretion.

Some sample questions are:

·The principal knows my name.·I give my best effort at school.·Learning can be fun.·Students help make classroom rules.